India to declare 136 people missing in flash flood disaster dead


In this file photo taken on February 9, 2021, a general view shows debris of Rishi Ganga hydroelectric power plant on the Rishi Ganga River, near Raini Chak Lata in Chamoli district following a flash flood thought to have been caused when a glacier broke off on February 7. Long before this month's deadly flash flood in a remote Indian Himalayan valley, experts said that all the construction work in the fragile region would one day mean disaster. - AFP

NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (dpa): A total of 136 people missing following a flash flood in northern India earlier this month will be declared dead, authorities said on Tuesday.

A huge chunk of a glacier fell into the Alaknanda river system in Uttarakhand state on February 7 triggering a massive flood that washed away parts of two hydropower plants, roads and bridges in the region.

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